Contract – Sr. Substation Automation Engineer.: MRI-Edison

Our client – a global supplier of equipment & systems for the power generation, Transmission & distribution industry. Excellent pay rate & $140 per diem for personal expenses.

Job Posting – 1202

Job Title: Contract – Sr. Substation automation Engineer.

Location: Raleigh , NC Travel: 20%

Relocation: Local candidates only or those who can interview and relocate on their own. Some Relocation assistance will be given.

Pay Rate: $45 - $60 per hour plus personal living expenses per diem of around $140/day.

Note 1: If candidate is technically qualified we can pay legal expenses for H1B visa transfer or work on C2C basis with existing H1 holding co.

Note 2: Client is flexible to hire as a contractor and then convert to permanent role or directly hire on a permanent role.

Note 3: Candidates with relevant experience in their prior career at overseas location will also be considered.

Group Info: Be a part of the energy automation business unit in power distribution group.

Job Description:

· Energy Automation employs primarily software and systems engineers who work in a cutting-edge, technology-based business that provides intelligent systems to manage the electrical grid for electric power utilities and other energy providers.

· Our office in Raleigh is looking for an Application Engineer to support the client’s customers in the design and development of protective relay systems and applications that incorporate client’s protective relay products.

· Develop new application solutions with IEC61850. Technical support and troubleshooting on protection relays questions.

· Design and manage protection relay panel projects.

Must Have:

· BS in Electrical Engineering.

· Minimum 2 years experience in the high voltage (115kv+) substation Protection and Control Engineering field.

· Technical knowledge of numerical protection relays and applications.

· Experience in relay panel design.

· Demonstrated good verbal and written communication skills.

· Knowledge of Microsoft tools, AutoCAD and other discipline software like Aspen and/or SKM products.

· The candidate will be required to travel to project sites.

Nice to have:

· MSEE is preferred

· Professional Engineer license.

· Knowledge of ANSI standards, IEC standards.

· Some project engineering experience managing complete project cycle.

· High Voltage, Distribution and Generation applications experience, working for Utility and Industrial customers.

· Knowledge of transmission and distribution, relay and protection; capable of designing and specifying them; able to approve and supervise the designs of other engineers.

Keywords: IEC 61850, protective relay, substation automation, SKM, ASPEN , Autocad.